Brainerd Lakes Area

Eat More Veggies! – Three Easy Ways to Guarantee You Eat Your Vegetables

Brainerd Lakes Area, Food, Health + Wellness

{Guest post from Jean Larson, licensed and registered dietitian at Essentia Health, one of the Up North Parent Sponsors.} Do…
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How Master Gardeners are Empowering the Minnesota Public

Brainerd Lakes Area, Kids Activities, Nature, Spring, Summer

{Guest post from Master Gardener and Extension Educator for the University of Minnesota’s – Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Jackie Froemming}…
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Finding Your Inner Ommmm | Holistic Well-Being in the Brainerd Lakes Area

Brainerd Lakes Area, Health + Wellness, Self Care

If you’ve been on an airplane, you’ve heard the safety schpeel that takes place on every flight. As part of…
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Keeping Kids Safe Online | The Importance of Positive Digital Citizenship

Back to School, Brainerd Lakes Area, Parenthood, Raising Kids

Guest post from Sarah Porisch, Brainerd Public Schools Director of Technology Safety and security of our students and staff is always…
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STEAM Programming at the Brainerd Public Library

Brainerd Lakes Area, Education, Kids Activities, Raising Kids

Have you heard of STEM (or STEAM in this case)? An acronym for science, technology, engineering, art and math; STEAM…
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11 Ways Essentia Health’s Upgrades are Better Serving this Community

Brainerd Lakes Area, Health + Wellness

There are some amazing changes happening within our local hospital and medical center. Changes that perfectly align with Essentia Health-St….
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